Originally Posted by timmhaan

i do want to race track next year. that's how i justified spending so much on my track bike earlier this year. for now though, i want to train for local road races. improving cadence, avoiding my problematic habit of coasting too much, etc. however, i just don't feel i get enough of a work out when i ride this bike. i don't live in an area where there are miles of staight road to spin on. lot's of starting, stopping, then starting again. it's fun to ride, but i'm not so sure it's helping me all that much with my racing goals.